Person of interest sought in Fort Bend double slaying

Updated 3:52 pm, Friday, May 30, 2014

A couple was fatally shot Thursday in their home in a gated community in Katy.

A couple was fatally shot Thursday in their home in a gated community in Katy.

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Ryan Walton is pictured. He is considered a person of interest in a double homicide that took place in the Lake Pointe Estates Subdivision in Fort Bend County on Thursday, May 29, 2014.

Ryan Walton is pictured. He is considered a person of interest in a double homicide that took place in the Lake Pointe Estates Subdivision in Fort Bend County on Thursday, May 29, 2014.

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Ryan Robert Walton, person of interest in the double murder investigation that took place in the Lake Pointe Estate subdivision on Thursday, May 29, 2014 in Katy, Tx.

Ryan Robert Walton, person of interest in the double murder investigation that took place in the Lake Pointe Estate subdivision on Thursday, May 29, 2014 in Katy, Tx.

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Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls speaks at a press conference Friday following a double homicide that took place in the Lake Pointe Estates Subdivision in Fort Bend County on Thursday, May 29, 2014.

Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls speaks at a press conference Friday following a double homicide that took place in the Lake Pointe Estates Subdivision in Fort Bend County on Thursday, May 29, 2014.

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Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls speaks at a press conference Friday following a double homicide that took place in the Lake Pointe Estates Subdivision in Fort Bend County on Thursday, May 29, 2014.

Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls speaks at a press conference Friday following a double homicide that took place in the Lake Pointe Estates Subdivision in Fort Bend County on Thursday, May 29, 2014.

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Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls speaks at a press conference Friday following a double homicide that took place in the Lake Pointe Estates Subdivision in Fort Bend County on Thursday, May 29, 2014.

Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls speaks at a press conference Friday following a double homicide that took place in the Lake Pointe Estates Subdivision in Fort Bend County on Thursday, May 29, 2014.

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Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls speaks at a press conference Friday following a double homicide that took place in the Lake Pointe Estates Subdivision in Fort Bend County on Thursday, May 29, 2014.

Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls speaks at a press conference Friday following a double homicide that took place in the Lake Pointe Estates Subdivision in Fort Bend County on Thursday, May 29, 2014.

Photo: Cody Duty / Houston Chronicle

Person of interest sought in Fort Bend double slaying

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Fort Bend County authorites are searching for the 20-year-old son of a couple fatally shot Thursday in a gated community in Katy as a person of interest in the slaying.

At a press conference in Richmond Friday morning Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls said his department received a call Thursday from the 24-year-old son of Michael and Lynda Walton after he discovered his parents' bodies at their home in The Lake Pointe Estates.

Investigators found shell casings for a small-caliber firearm but did not find the weapon.

Nehls said investigators, neighbors and family have been unable to find one of the couple's sons, Ryan Walton, who is a person of interest in the case. He is the only one of the couple's four children who investigators haven't found yet.

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"We are concerned for his safety, and we are looking for him so we can talk to him about what took place yesterday," Nehls said.

The cause of death is not known yet, but both victims suffered gunshot wounds.

Nehls said the couple was last seen by their 18-year-old daughter Thursday morning at their home in the 24000 block of North Pointe Place. Surveillance cameras were at the home as well as the entrance to the neighborhood.

Michael Walton is one of the developers of The Lake Pointe Estates. Nehls described the couple as well-respected members of the community. Their home is valued at $1.4 million, according to the Fort Bend County Appraisal District.